Saturday, August 05, 2006
Here are the articles on incentives I came across last week.
Fidelity is adding 2,000 jobs to Research Triangle Park. Incentive package: $69 million over 12 years. Read more.
Critics are going after a tax break in Oregon that was supposed to be for chip manufacturers, like Intel. Now smaller companies are making a claim. Read more.
An addiction to incentives is hard to break. County Commissioners in High Point, NC can't stay away. Despite a 90 day moratorium on incentives, they want to keep going. Read more.
Governor Bush in Florida wants the state's universities to throw money into the incentive pot to lure a medical researchinstitute. Read more.
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